Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
1
SSW
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)181317131616161615151514141414141418181818171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)307326307312326636620406688627619622529521514487460437422632632617589542
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglassglasscross-
off
glassonononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
1.21
3:40AM
0.82
4:13PM
1.26
4:30AM
0.85
5:04PM
1.28
5:21AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.10
9:34AM
0.02
10:48PM
0.05
10:26AM
-0.03
11:36PM
0.03
11:18AM
-0.05
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:11-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-6:43-------6:43-------6:44------
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---1-1---------21----
Temp. °C302927272726283029292727272629313029282727273031
Feels °C (?)323332323230323232333131312933323232323030303332
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